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July 30th, 2014
The Most Successful Year Yet, Says President
of Peggy’s Cove Festival of the Arts
By Keith Ayling
The Fourth Annual Peggy’s
Cove Festival of the Arts Society
and Studio Tour (PCAFA) was
the “most successful year” yet,
according to their president, Pat
Lindley.
More than 200 people attended
the gala, opening reception of the
festival at Shining Waters Marine,
and many more hundreds joined
in at the Paint Peggy’s Cove
weekend, the Festival Concert at
St. Luke’s United Church, and the
Studio Tour.
The Festival Concert was
packed with more than double
the number in previous years.
A total of $2300 was raised by
a silent auction.
And a new project was added to
the agenda called Let’s Play Fish
that featured 45 adult artists who
created more than a dozen painted,
felted, hooked, fused glass and
collaged fish, as well as sixteen
children and youth who also
created their own versions.
A combined total of 21 of these
fish have been sold to date.
Thirty-four artists participated
in the Paint Peggy’s Cove event,
witnessed by more than 1,400
visitors who stopped by a specially
erected Yurt tent to see the artists’
work.
Sixty paintings were sold for
a total of approximately $7,400
“of which 10% will be donated
to the Peggy’s Cove Preservation
Society,” said Ms. Lindley.
Attendance was considerably
higher than last year for the Studio
Tour with 62 artists participating
in 40 locations.
Attendance was also very high
at Paul’s Hall.
All of the events were staged to
promote local artists, with revenue
from all sales split between the
artists and the festival.
“The artists work hard to earn”
their share, said Ms. Lindley.
Lindley took note of and was
very pleased that a number of
artists who were not members of
the PCAFA also turned out to the
Paint Peggy’s Cove and Studio
Tour event.
This shows “some momentum
is building and we’re very pleased
to see them, especially for the
Studio Tour,” she said
She also thanked the many
sponsors with special mention
for Shining Waters Marina,
RBC Tantallon, Maritimes and
Northeast Pipeline, Nautel, the
SMB Chamber of Commerce,
National Art, and DeSerres.
Also recognition to the founders
of the festival—the HRM, the Nova
Scotia Tourism Agency, the St.
Margaret’s Bay Regional Tourism
Development Association, and the
Aspotogan Heritage Trust.
Lawyer John Traves, Director
of Legal Services for HRM, came
right to the point on July 22nd when
he told Regional Council that
the Crossroads Concept Plan for
Upper Tantallon “will be the law
in the community if approved this
evening.”
Mr. Traves made the statement
during a public hearing. Council
approved the plan after listening
to only three objections.
The approval culminates five
years of work to develop a plan
that will retain and enhance the
character of a coastal village
while allowing for compatible
businesses and services.
The concept plan amends the
Secondary Municipal Planning
Strategy for Districts 1 and 3 (St.
Margaret’s Bay) and repeals the
existing land use designations
applicable to the Tantallon
Crossroads area.
The new Tantallon Crossroads
Coastal Village designation
includes three sub-designations
of Village Residential, Village
Gateway and Village Centre, all of
which are more fully explained on
the HRM web site in Development
Agreement Case #16424.
Support for the changes at the
public hearing stemmed from the
initiative of a community steering
committee with representation
from the St. Margaret’s Bay
Stewardship Association, the
St. Margaret’s Bay Chamber
of Commerce, and the St.
Margaret’s Bay Regional Tourism
Development Association.
The three objections came
from the consulting firm WSP
who represent Canadian Tire and
Loblaw’s Atlantic Superstore, and
from Vic Hennis of Polaris Marine
Services Ltd.
All were concerned about any
future developments or sale of
their respective properties.
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Rae Smith from East Chester sits in a great vantage point to paint the
Peggy’s Cove Lighthouse.
Three Lucky Winners Thousands
of Dollars Richer
Three lucky winners are
walking around thousands of
dollars richer since the last
edition of the Masthead News.
All three played a toonie in the
Bay Treasure Chest draw.
On July 9th Nicole Sullivan, a
teller at the Royal Bank in Upper
Tantallon, won $4,188.
On July 16th, Laura Merrimen
received a cheque for $1,481.
And on July 23rd Burnadette
Conrad was presented a cheque
for $1,412.
Nicole plays every week at
Delish Fine Foods in Upper
Tantallon.
She was overjoyed to receive a
call on her cell five minutes after
her number was drawn.
When asked what she planned
to do with the money, she said,
“I have three teens…need I say
more? One needs braces, one is
off to university this fall and a
second will be going to university
in a year’s time, so this money
couldn’t have come at a better
time.”
Laura also plays the Bay
Treasure Chest draw at Delish.
She is a musician and when
asked how she would be using her
winnings, she said, “Wisely, which
includes setting up a home studio
so I can pursue my music.”
Burnadette, who lives in Hubley,
plays every week at Redmond’s
Home Hardware.
When asked how she plans to
spend the money, she replied, “I
am very excited to win and as a
single mother, I will be paying
down bills.”
Since it was launched 15
weeks ago on April 16th, the Bay
Treasure Chest has paid out a
total of $16,894 in prizes to seven
members of the community.
See Photos on page 2
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JULY 30, 2014
MASTHEAD NEWS
Three Lucky Winners Thousands
of Dollars Richer
By Keith Ayling
Harry Cook, Bay Treasure Chest Coordinator, presents a cheque for
$4,188 to the winner of the 13th week’s draw, Nicole Sullivan.
Residents along the Hammonds
Plains Road and area turned out
for a public information meeting at
the Hammonds Plains Fire Hall on
July 16th to show their support of a
proposed drive-through restaurant
and a multi-tenant commercial
building on land adjacent to the
Hammonds Plains Service Centre
near the intersection of Glen
Arbour Way.
The meeting is a result of
an application by R. E. Jones
Investments Limited on behalf of
Hartland Developments Limited
and Hammonds Plains Service
Centre to rezone 2074, 2090 and
2092 Hammonds Plains Road
from I-1 (Mixed Industrial), P-2
(Community Facility) and MU-1
(Mixed Use 1) to C-4 (Highway
Commercial) to accommodate the
proposed buildings.
Randy Jones of R. E. Jones
Investments Limited gave a power
point presentation outlining a
preliminary look at a 50’s style
diner tentatively to be called
Vernon’s Thunderbird Diner at
2090 Hammonds Plains Road.
The presentation included site
plans, water and septic layouts and
a traffic study on the road.
The proposed diner would be
2,500 square feet in size with
close to 80 spaces available for
parking.
He noted the site fronts on a
wooded area at the rear of the land
in question with a small brook
running through it. This will not
be disturbed.
HRM Planner Erin MacIntyre,
explained that the meeting was
the first step among several that
will have to take place before the
project gets underway, who hosted
the public information meeting.
The process includes a review
of the proposal by various levels
of HRM staff, the provincial
environment department, approval
of the zoning changes, a public
hearing and final approval by
North West Community Council.
The proposed multi-tenant
commercial building is a future
project and about five years
away.
Ms. MacIntyre also noted the
proposed zoning changes will
bring the lands under one zoning
umbrella whereas it comes under
three zones at present.
The Hammonds Plains Service
Centre will remain in its present
location and will not be affected
by the new buildings.
Norman Picton, a Bay Treasure Chest volunteer and committee
member, presents a cheque for $1,481 to Laura Merrimen.
The proposed Vernon’s Thunderbird Diner for Hammonds Plains Road.
Burnadette Conrad receives a cheque for $1,412 from Bay Treasure
Chest volunteer and Draw Shift Supervisor, Fred Dolbeil.
CHESTER:
The Chester Playhouse is
bringing a film to movie lovers
that has won three awards at the
Atlantic Film Festival and which
was deemed as the Best Canadian
Feature Film at the Vancouver
International Film Festival.
“Blackbird” will be shown on
August 10th at 8:00 p.m.
Written and directed by Chesterite Jason Buxton, the film is about
a troubled teen, Sean Randall, who
is falsely accused of planning a
Columbine shooting scenario.
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It all begins when an unlikely
bond forms between Sean (Connor
Jessup) and a preppy teenage
girl named Deanna Roy (Alexia
Fast).
Deanna’s boyfriend is deeply
threatened by Sean and Deanna’s
friendship, resulting in a violent
confrontation.
Seeking to protect himself, Sean
issues a death threat online—and
is swiftly arrested.
The film also won the Michael
Weir Award for Outstanding
Atlantic Screenplay and the 2013
Claude Jutra Award for the best
Canadian film by a first-time film
director.
Tickets are $12.00 for adults
and $18.00 for youth.
To purchase tickets or for
more information, contact the
Chester Playhouse online at www.
chesterplayhouse.ca or by calling
902-275-3933 or toll free at 1-800363-7529.
Hooked Rug Museum Hosting
Hook-in on August 23rd
The Hooked Rug Museum of
North America is hosting a HookIn on August 23rd from 10:00 a.m.
to 4:00 p.m.
The cost is $20, which includes
coffee, tea, muffins, buffet lunches
(with gluten-free choices) and
yummy desserts.
Pre-register at www.hookedr
ugmuseumnovascotia.org or by
calling 902-858-3060.
“We are pleased to have Lucy
Richard, creator of the Wooly
Mason Jar dye system, coming
to give us a demonstrtion of her
unique dyeing method,” says a
spokesperson.
Lucy’s web site is www.
thewoolymasonjar.com
The museum’s location is at
9849 St. Margaret’s Bay Road,
Queensland.
Deadline for the August 13th
issue of The Masthead News
is August 6th.
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Grace Kinley of Lunenburg may
be reluctant to share her age, but
she is not shy about her passion
for golf.
For the past 48 years the women
of the South Shore golf clubs in
Chester, Lunenburg, Liverpool
and Bridgewater have been
gathering in a friendly tournament
for women only in Chester, thanks
to a vision Mrs. Kinley had.
“I always enjoyed going,” she
says. “Golf is a great way to get
women outdoors.”
According to Mrs. Kinley, the
tournament has grown from its
beginnings.
“Years ago we were a group of
women who put it together, and
it just evolved,” said the mother
of four, grandmother of nine, and
soon to be a great-grandmother.
“It is really a competition for
yourself,” she says, pointing out
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that the main purpose of this
year’s tournament was for women
to make connections with each
other.
Ruth Christian of the Chester
Golf Club agrees.
“The concept is to encourage
camaraderie,” she says.
This year’s tournament had 81
participants and Grace Kinley was
on hand to welcome them at the
end of their 18 rounds.
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The participants at the Grace Kinley Golf Tournament in Chester on July 22nd. Grace Kinley, after whom the
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The Chester Oldies Hockey
Group held their fourth annual
golf tournament on July 14th with
another great turnout.
During the post game festivities,
a cheque for $620, raised by the
annual hockey pool, was presented
to P. R. O. Kids representative
Cosette Howlett.
A further $120 raised from
the putting contest was donated
to the Special Olympic Golf
Program that is run at the Chest
Golf Club.
A special thank you went out
to the Chester Golf Club for their
assistance in helping to make the
day a success.
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Something unique is coming
to St. Margaret’s Bay and its
environs August 16th.
It’s called contra dance, an
energy-filled, social style of folk
dancing done to foot-stomping
East Coast tunes.
And it’s easy to learn.
“I believe that” contra dance
“is based on old English folk
dancing,” says Maria Lynden.
“The word “contra” comes from
the French “contre”.
Lynn explained that the people
form lines in couples, opposite of
each other. A caller explains the
formation of a particular dance
and guides the dancers step by
step by calling out what to do. The
people are all dancing together.
You do not need to bring a
partner.
“The music is like East Coast
music, Irish and folkish-sounding,”
Lynn says. “I understand it
originated in France.”
Contra dance is for all ages and
is “an excellent family outing,”
says Lynn.
The Tantallon Contra Dance,
as it is being called, is scheduled
for the Shambhala Centre at
13495 Peggy’s Cove Road, Upper
Tantallon, on Saturday, August
16th, from 7:00 to 10:00 p.m., but
there is a community pot luck
from 5:45 to 7:00 p.m.
The cost is $10 per person,
children under 13 are free, and for
those of a low income, the price is
$8.00 or a donation.
“Our goal is to have a dance
happen regularly if there is enough
interest in the local communities,”
says Lynn.
The Shambhala Centre,
which is putting on the dance
in collaboration with Transition
Bay St. Margarets, is a scent-free
building.
Shoes must be taken off inside
the building but soft-soled, slippertype shoes are acceptable.
It is also recommended that you
bring a bottle of water and wear
light clothing.
For more information contact
Maria at m.t.lynden@gmail.com or
Sheila at sheilagrichardson@gmail.
com.
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Kids Stand in Awe of Stilt Man at
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MASTHEAD NEWS
It was a great day at the old
fashioned Summer Fayre June
21st at the St. James’ Church on
Boutiliers Point in the Bay.
“It was well attended because
of the Masthead publicity,” says
Donna Mattholie. “There were
lots of folk from our community in
attendance—all ages from 3 days
old to 95—so there was really
something for everyone.”
The pony rides were a big draw,
she said, “and there may be many
requests for Santa to bring a pony
for Christmas!”
“The children were in awe and
literally looked up to Ben Stone,
our man on stilts,” she added (see
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photo).
Reverend Brieanna was a good
sport and, armed with her shield,
took refuge in the trees from the
barrage of water balloons in the
“Soak the Vicar” event.
Families were also treated to
live music, homemade treats from
the pantry table, a book and CD
stall, and a barbeque.
Donna, on behalf of the Parish of
French Village, thanked everyone
for coming out and gave special
mention to Ben Stone, Hannah
Grace Stone, Cavacchi Meats,
Chuckie Manuel and the Group,
Michael Smith, Johnny on the
Spot, and Breighmara Stables.
Chuckie Manuel and Group
Enjoying the ponyride
$25,000 Given to Transportation
Society for Pre-pilot Phase of
Door-to-Door Bus Service
By Keith Ayling
A little guy looks up to a very tall man, Ben Stone.
~ CORRECTION ~
Dear Editor,
In the last issue you had a
segment on Kindermusic. My
daughter, Kate Jenson is listed
in the picture. Would it be
possible to put a note in your
next edition that she should have
been referred to as Kate JensonManuel?
Editor’s Note: Yes
Deadline for the August
13th issue of The
Masthead News
is August 6th.
T h e S t . M a rg a r e t ’s B a y
Community Transportation
Society has received $25,000
under the Nova Scotia Transit
Research Incentive Program for
the pre-pilot phase of door-to-door
bus service in the Bay area.
The funding announcement
was made by Municipal Affairs
Minister Mark Furey who
explained the program supports
initiatives that “will generate new
or improved public transit services
in rural and underserved urban
areas of the province.”
This phase involves the hiring
of a Manager/Dispatcher, drivers,
and developing a service delivery
policy.
The St. Margaret’s Bay coverage
area for the service would be
driven by demand, but is planned
to include Queensland Beach
east to Timberlea, and from West
Dover north toward Hammonds
Plains.
The transportation service will
make efforts to coordinate with
other services operating in and
around the area, including Metro
Transit and Chester Wheels.
A scheduled or door-to-door
service functions similar to a
taxi service—passengers call in
to a dispatcher to request a pickup time, location, and desired
destination.
To maximize this option’s
efficient and financial feasibility,
the service usually operates during
certain times of the day.
Typically, a central dispatcher
will coordinate several passenger
requests together.
This service does not have
service levels targeting specific
rider groups.
However, giving a dispatcher
prior notice provides an opportunity
to coordinate shopping and errand
trips and medical trips, whereby
riders going to see a doctor could
be dropped off, while other rides
could go shopping.
Society President Rod Shaw
says, “We’re delighted to receive
this (funding) and have it
earmarked already.”
He says the Society will now
look at recruiting drivers and a
subsequent application to assist in
the purchase of a vehicle, which
could cost at least $90,000.
Their fund raising efforts are
continuing and they are looking
forward to further community
support.
More information on the St.
Margaret’s Bay Community
Transportation Society and
updates can be found at http://
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Re-Vamping the Cove Garden
in Chester
By Catherine Clute
The Cove Garden in Chester, at
the head of the back harbor, is a
quiet space with trees, flowering
bushes and a path that serves as a
short cut for many.
This year the Chester Garden
Club, in a 75th celebration of both
the club and the garden, decided
to undertake a major renovation
of the park.
Additional beds, loaded with
flowering annuals that were
donated, were installed, paths
were widened, and a plaque was
put up.
The plaque itself had been
languishing for 19 years in a
garage, although it had been
originally destined for the park.
Additional features, including a
ship’s steering column looking out
to sea, were added.
On July 3rd, the Club welcomed
members and guests to the
rededication of the park.
Many family members of former
Club President Ruth Chandler
were on hand for the unveiling
of the plaque, identifying a crab
tree planted in her memory many
years earlier.
“Ruth had a huge passion for this
area,” said son John Chandler.
Noting that the garden was one
of the first projects undertaken by
the Club and was created from
a dump, Brad Armstrong said,
“Thank you to the Garden Club for
sticking with it for 75 years.”
Gary Zwicker, the Chester Town Crier, demonstrates some of the features
of an old steering column from the Canadian Coast Guard ship, Tracy,
the latest addition to the Cove Garden.
Eleven Year Old Grows Hair for Cancer, Raises
Money for Neurofibromatosis Society
By Keith Ayling
Eleven year old Harley Clark
of Glen Margaret, who is about
to enter grade six at East St.
Margaret’s Elementary School,
has worked hard over the past year
to grow long hair and donate it to
the Canadian Cancer Society for
use in making wigs and hairpieces
for people undergoing cancer
treatments.
His determination to grow
long hair and have it cut off
became a double feature when
he decided to raise money for
the Neurofibromatosis Society of
Nova Scotia (NFSNS).
It all came together on July 21st
when Harley “took it all off” with
the assistance of Valerie Levy at
her hair salon in Hackett’s Cove.
It only took a few minutes.
Harley’s long hair was cut into
foot long locks and readied for the
Cancer Society.
During the cutting, Ms. Emily
McDonah, the daughter of
recently passed artist Andrea
Redmond,who was featured in
an earlier edition of the Masthead
News, told Harley that $350
had been donated to date to the
NFSNS with more to come.
Harley then opened an envelope
filled with money that he had raised
in the amount of $225.85 and
gave it to the neurofibromatosis
society.
Harley received donations from
his schoolmates, people at the St.
Margaret’s Centre, and elsewhere,
as a result of posters distributed
throughout the area.
Deadline for the August 13th issue
of The Masthead News
is August 6th
Harley has a Facebook site set
up for people wanting to learn
more or to make a donation.
Go to www.facebook.com/
groups/NFSNS or email at
ifo@nfsns.org
What’s left of Harley after his hair-raising moment in the barber’s chair.
Emily McDonah stands beside him.
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JULY 30, 2014
PAGE 7
Here They Come—Two
Big Summer Events in
the Bay!!
By Keith Ayling
It never hurts to plan early for
one of the biggest summer events
in the greater St. Margaret’s Bay
area held each year in August at
the Crossroads Plaza in Upper
Tantallon.
Plans are being put in place now
for the annual St. Margaret’s Bay
Chamber of Commerce’s Summer
Street Party.
The Saunders Brothers Show has
been hired, fireworks scheduled,
food vendors getting prepared,
and, of course, all things fun for
the children with bouncy castles,
popcorn, face painting and, perhaps,
even a clown or two.
It is truly a family affair, set to get
underway on Saturday, August 16th,
from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m.
The annual street party is the
St. Margaret’s Bay Chamber of
Commerce’s way of thanking the
community for supporting local
businesses.
“Our businesses here in the
Bay appreciate the support of the
community and the street party
is our way of giving back,” says
Chamber President Denis Dineen.
“By shopping local, you are
putting your money to work in
your community and making it a
more vibrant place to live.”
The rain date for the Street Party
will be Saturday, August 23rd.
Another Bay Chamber event
is also underway throughout the
area called “The Bay Stampede”,
running throughout the months of
July and August.
Shoppers visiting any of the
member stores displaying the
Bay Stampede poster can pick up
stamps to enter and win a $1,000
cash prize.
The summer long event is just
another way to support local
business and get a prize back in
return.
Twenty-nine stores and services
are participating this year.
Summer around the Bay is always
a great time and made even better
with the annual Summer Street
Party and the added bonus this
year of the Bay Stampede, both
sponsored by the St. Margaret’s
Bay Chamber of Commerce.
PAGE 8
JULY 30, 2014
MASTHEAD NEWS
Despite Broken Locks and Oars Going Overboard,
Winners Overcome All at Tuna Flat Races By Keith Ayling
There were a few oars going
overboard, some broken oar locks,
and one tuna flat boat deciding
to come to a sudden stop after
getting tied up in a boat mooring,
but it all added up to an exciting
Saturday for the annual World
Tuna Flat Races staged at the
Hubbards Community Waterfront
Park recently.
It culminated with a down to the
wire finish in the Ladies’ category
with Da Babes talking first place
honours.
Twenty teams were entered in
the races this year including a new
youth division.
The racers had to navigate a
course against some gusty winds,
a large contingent of moored boats
surrounding the course, and a few
paddle boarders scurrying to get
out of the way.
The Tuna Flat boats are not the
easiest to steer and, with some
rowers being out of sync with
their rowing partner, they were not
always heading in a straight line.
However, teamwork prevailed
after four hours of competition,
with The Husky Squad taking the
men’s title and Sail Don’t Fail the
youth division.
Prizes were also awarded to
the best-dressed team and that
dubious award went to The Cove
Men, bringing back memories of
the Fred Flintstone TV series.
The activities of the day ended
with the opening of the new
amphitheatre on Fish Point Hill
directly behind the waterfront
park.
Singer Cindy Fahie opened the
first open air concert for a large
number of residents seated in the
shade on the three-tiered hillside
overlooking the stage with the
Hubbards harbour and marina as
a backdrop.
The amphitheatre can be booked
for events, as noted in the last
edition of the Masthead News, by
emailing hubbardscove@gmail.
com
Families enjoy the first open air concert at the new amphitheatre
The Da Babes won the women’s final. Pictured from L to R are Janet Irwin, Gail Dominey,
Joanne MacDonald, and Sarah Martin.
Reminding us of the Fred Flintstone days, Joanne Flemming (left), Karen Flemming,
Brenda Penny and Joan Whidden pose for the camera as the best-dressed team. They
called themselves the Cave Men.
The Men’s Final Team made up of Jagger Harnish (left), Luke Verge, Jerry Harnish, and
Stone Harnish
The Youth Final Team made up of Mateo Rodriguez (left), Will Ross, Jack Grover, Jack
Flemming
MASTHEAD NEWS
Diving for the Mommy Fund
Under clear, blue skies it was
all systems go for Hubbards area
resident, Jennifer Raven, to take
a dive on July 12th—a skydive
for the charity she founded—the
Mommy Fund.
A single mother of three,
JULY 30, 2014
Jennifer founded the charity
to help mothers experiencing
financial need during breast cancer
treatment and recovery.
“There are few resources
available for younger women with
children fighting this disease,”
says Jennifer, “and the Mommy
Fund is the only province-wide
organization of its kind.”
Jennifer said that “a cancer
diagnosis is always overwhelming”
and “for younger women with
children, it can also be financially
devastating.”
Almost two years after
completing treatment for stage
three breast cancer, she and Sarah
Gray, a breast cancer survivor and
single mother of two, shared their
gratitude for being able to skydive
for a cause.
After the July 12th dive, Sarah
said, “Having gone through
cancer and all the effects and
changes it has had on me mentally,
physically, and emotionally, it has
made me want to experience life
to the fullest.”
Jumping from the plane made
her feel she could do anything.
Special thanks went out from
Jennifer and Sarah to the Atlantic
School of Skydiving and to
everyone else “who pledged their
support.”
Sarah and Jennifer
PAGE 9
FOR THE GARDENER
Blight Hits the Area
By Ron Driskill
For the first time ever, blight
has hit my garden after 25 years
of growing vegetables here in
Hubbards.
What’s being affected are my
potatoes and tomatoes.
The disease started about two
weeks after the last tropical
storm went through in which (at
least in this area) there was no
rain but lots of wind.
The disease is so bad that I am
having to pull up my tomatoes
and potatoes and discard them
in large garbage bags to try and
prevent further spread.
There are two species of fungi
involved and both are spread
throughout the world.
The first fungus, called
Alternaria solani, or early blight,
usually starts on the lower leaves
and moves upwards over time.
Brown or black lesions will
appear on the leaves, surrounded
by a yellow halo.
Quite often this disease can be
mild and gardeners can still get
a crop of tomatoes at season’s
end.
The other fungus, called late
blight or Phytophthora infestans,
is devastating.
One evening everything
looks fine and the next day
you see that leaves are turning
black and crinkling up. Black
or brown lesions may appear on
the stems.
This particular fungus will
wipe out your potatoes and
tomatoes.
In my case, I was lucky enough
to have a crop of small potatoes
already forming under my plants,
even during flowering, before
I pulled them up, and they
were big enough to save in my
refrigerator.
But if you leave the potatoes
(tubers) in the ground, the disease
can enter and rot them.
Unfortunately, early blight and
late blight, despite their names,
can occur at the same time.
New strains are also cropping
up because of interbreeding
through the two fungi and simply
because of naturally occurring
mutations.
There is now a strain that, as a
result of a cross combination of
genes between Phytophthora and
Alternaria, attacks both potatoes
and tomatoes at the same time,
whereas before, in years past,
one strain would attack only
tomatoes and one strain only
potatoes.
I figure that I got the strain
that attacks both potatoes and
tomatoes, since it hit both crops
at the same time.
The tropical storm that
rampaged up the east coast of
the United States is probably the
source of the disease this year.
If you get blight—are have
blight—on your potatoes
and tomatoes, according to
the literature that I have been
reading, you can count on spores
staying in your soil for at least
two years.
This means that any tomatoes
and potatoes you plant can fall
pray, once again, to blight (but
they might anyway, because
spores are carried on the wind).
However, there are apparently
blight-resistant tomatoes and
potatoes on the market.
Go to your internet and type
in blight-resistant tomatoes or
blight-resistant potatoes to get
more information.
What
do you
mean you
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A pre-Canada Day barbecue in the Sobey’s shopping mall raised $1,226 for the St. Margaret’s Bay Food
Bank. In the photo are (left to right) Kathy Boutilier, Gwen Christie, Chelsea Cook, Peter Lund, and Marilyn
and Gary Meade. Molly, the dog, decided to “Cool it, man. I’m staying in the shade.”
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COMMUNITY EVENTS
Wed., July 30, Lightfoot Tower
Garden Party—Come celebrate
the completed restoration of the
Lightfoot Tower in the gardens
of the Zoe Valle’ Library, 63
Regent St., Chester, from 5:00
to 7:00 p.m. Hosted by The
Chester Trust. There will be
refreshments, a silent auction and
the official sealing of the Lightfoot
Tower Time Capsule. Some time
capsules are still available for
purchase ($50 for 6” x 4” cylinder
or $100 for $12” x 4” cylinder).
Contact Dolly Hancock at 2754991 or dollyhancock@mac.com
if you’d like one.
Sat., Aug. 2, Country breakfast at
the Chester Basin Fire Hall from
7:30 to 10:30 a.m. Enjoy bacon,
sausage, baked beans, scrambled
eggs, toast, juice, tea/coffee.
Take-out available.
Sat., Aug. 2, Book Fair, 9:00 a.m.
til noon at St. Peter’s, Hackett’s
Cove. Over 8,000 books plus
games, puzzles, DVDs, talking
books, etc., for all ages and tastes,
at bargain prices. Open every
Saturday until the fall.
Sun., Aug. 3, Bonny Lea Farm’s
Annual Lobster Supper form 4:00
to 7:00 p.m. Take-out service from
3:00 to 6:00 p.m. Enjoy a one and
a quarter pound hard shell lobster,
salads, dessert, and beverage
for $30.00. Steak alternative
available for $30. Opportunity to
purchase tickets to win a trip for
two anywhere Porter Airlines flies
in the U. S. and Canada. Draw
date is to be announced. For more
info call 275-5622.
Sun., Aug. 3, The Halifax-based
20 member “Tuesday Night Show
Band” will be playing at the
Chester Bandstand starting 7:00
p.m. Everyone is welcome. Dress
for the weather and bring a lawn
chair or blanket. For more info
call Evelyn Ernst at 634-4435.
Sat., Aug. 9, Musique Royal
performance in celebration of St.
George’s Anglican Church (their
125th anniversary), East River.
Performance is at 7:30 p.m. and
tickets are $20. Limited seating.
Tickets can be purchased at the
Chester Church parish office, 2753804, at the hair salon at #6 Pig
Loop Road, Chester (275-5966),
Neil at 275-5065, or at church on
Sunday from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00
a.m. Come and enjoy James
Buckland’s classical guitar and
Karen Buckland at the piano.
Sat., Aug. 9, Breakfast at the
Chester Legion from 7:30 to
10:30 a.m. Enjoy eggs, any way
you like them, French toast, hash
browns, beans, bacon, sausage,
toast, coffee/tea and juice.
Monday, Aug. 11 to Fri., Aug. 15,
Vacation Bible School at Aenon
Baptist Church in Chester Basin
from 9:00 to 11:30 a.m. daily.
Theme, “Power Lab: Discovering
Jesus’ Miraculous Power”. To
register your young person or for
more info, contact the church at
275-3024.
Wed., Aug. 13, St. Luke’s (10
Shore Club Road, Hubbards)
Concert Series Presents Erin
Costelo, singer/songwriter, music,
producer and education. Open
7:00 for 7:30 p.m. Admission:
Adults $20 (children 12 and
under) $10 at the door. Canteen
at intermission. For advance
tickets, phone Catherine at 8571034. For more info visit www.
twocoves.ca.
Thurs., Aug. 14, 7 Annual
Sunset Cruise in support of the
St. Margaret’s Bay Stewardship
Association. Boat leaves Shining
Waters Marina at 6:00 p.m. There
will be refreshments and a 50/50
draw. Tickets are $50 per person.
For more information and tickets
go to community@heartofthebay.
ca or call 826-2837.
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BUSINESS OWNERS!!!!
Library Events
Sun., Aug. 17, St. Luke’s Annual
Pulled Pork Lunch at Bishop’s
Park, Shore Club Road, Hubbards
from 12:00 noon to 3:00 p.m.
Rain location across the street at
St. Luke’s Parish Hall. Pulled pork
lunch $8.00 (includes coleslaw,
drink, cookies). All beef hot
dog $3.00 (kid’s hot dog lunch
includes free drink and cookie).
Served by the Men of St. Luke’s
Parish.
J.D. Shatford Public Library
Adults
Tantallon Public Library
Adults con’t
Bridge/ Meet and play mixed “kitchen”
style. Some experience is necessary/
Fridays, August 1 and 8, 1-4 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 17, The Chester Brass
Band will be playing at the Chester
Bandstand starting 7:00 p.m.
Everyone is welcome. Dress for
the weather and bring a lawn chair
or blanket. For more info call
Evelyn Ernst at 634-4435.
Movie Time/ Philomena/ Thursday,
August 7, 8:30 p.m.
Eureka! TD Summer Reading Club
Yoga for Kids/ Ages 5+/ Tuesday, August
5, 10:30-11:30 a.m.
Sat., Aug. 23, Newfie Breakfast
at the Chester Basin Legion from
7:30 to 10:30 a.m.
Eureka! TD Summer Reading Club
Sat., Aug. 23, St. Anthony’s
Annual Roast Beef Dinner at
St. Anthony’s Church Hall in
Hubbards, 10235 St. Margaret’s
Bay Road (Hwy #3) at 6:00
p.m. (one sitting only). $20
for a fabulous dinner consisting
of juice, rolls, salad, coleslaw,
pickles, roast beef with all the
trimmings, peach upside down
cake, tea and coffee. All tickets
in advance at 857-1000 or 2755463.
Family Movie Night/ Kung Fu Panda/
Wednesday, August 6, 6:30 p.m.
Wed., Aug. 27, St. Luke’s (10
Shore Club Road, Hubbards)
Concert Series Presents Amanda
Riley, “the little girl with the big
voice”. Open 7:00 for 7:30 p.m.
Admission: Adults $20 (children
12 and under $10) at the door.
Canteen at intermission. For
advance tickets phone Catherine
at 857-1034. For more info visit
www.twocoves.ca
Sun., Aug. 31, Morgan Davis
will be playing at the Chester
Bandstand starting 7:00 p.m.
Everyone is welcome. Dress for
the weather and bring a lawn chair
or blanket. For more info call
Evelyn Ernst at 634-4435.
Scrabble/ Join us for a fun afternoon
around a scrabble board and try a game
of Quiddler/ Wednesdays, July 30 and
August 6, 2 p.m.
Children
Family Game Night/ Wednesday, July
30, 6:30 p.m.
On the Go With Mo/ Ages 3+/ Friday,
August 1, 11-12 p.m.
2. Have a special product
or service you want to make
known?
T h e S t . M a rg a r e t ’s B a y
Casregivers Support Group
will be meeting the second
Wednesday of each month.
Time: 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Place: Sobey’s Community
Room, 3650 Hammonds
Plains Raod, Upper Tantallon,
NS. Questions? Call Cathy
Urbonas, 823-1814, or
overthehill@eastlink.ca
Deadline for the
August 13th issue of
The Masthead News
is August 6th.
Games at the Library/ Join us for an
afternoon of Scrabble, Crib, or 45’s with
old friends and new/ Fridays, August 1
and 8, 12:30-2:30 p.m.
Children
Egg Drop/ Ages 8+/ Wednesday, August
6, 10:30 a.m.-3 p.m.
Sharks/ Ages 5+/ Thursday, August 7,
10:30 a.m.-3 p.m.
LEGO® at the Library/ All ages/ Saturday,
August 9, 10:30 a.m.-3 p.m.
LEGO® at the Library/ All ages/ Tuesday,
August 12, 10:30 a.m.-3 p.m.
Squishy Circuits/ Ages 8+/ Wednesday,
August 13, 10:30 a.m.-3 p.m.
Tantallon Public Library
Adults
Library’s Art Displays: Wendy Pritchard
Madore Acrylics/ Halifax Public Libraries
is proud to build familiarity with the works
of local artists in a variety of media/
August, open hours
Needle Niche/ Meet in the lounge and
share your passion or develop a new
hobby/ Thursdays, July 31 and August
7, 7 p.m.
Timberlea Titans Minor Football
Fall Registration
Registration for the Fall Tackle Program remains open.
Registration Fee:
Online registration:
$300.00 – Atom, Peewee & Bantam; $175.00 – Mite
(both fees includes $25.00 Field Improvement Fee)
Please refer to our website for the refund policy.
www.timberleatitans.ca
Registration is open to boys and girls ages 7 – 14. Divisions & age groups for the 2014 season
are as follows:
Mite – 7 - 8 years old on Dec 31st in 2014
Atom - 9 - 10 years old on Dec 31st in 2014
Notice
1. Are you celebrating
an anniversary this year?
Consider an advertorial in
The Masthead News.
This is an ad that reads like a story.
Discounts & Deals available.
Contact Ron or Heather at 857-9099
or email themastheadnews@aol.com
July 30, 2014 - August 12, 2014
Mom, Baby & Tot Drop-in/ Meet other
parents for coffee, tea, and conversation
while your baby, tot, or preschooler
plays. Get help from Jo Beckett, doula
and CAPPA-trained lactation educator
with any breastfeeding questions
or latch concerns/ Tuesday, August
12, 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m. No program
August 5.
Alzheimer’s &
Dementia in St. Margaret’s
Bay
3. Just starting up and
want to get the word out?
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Peewee - 11 or 12 years old on Sept 30th in 2014
Bantam - 13 or 14 years old on Sept 30th in 2014
For additional registration information, please contact Amanda MacLeod, Registrar at
damacleod_655@hotmail.com or visit our website: www.timberleatitans.ca
SIR JOHN A MACDONALD HIGH FOOTBALL
Registration Date & Time:
Friday, August 15, 2013, 4:00pm – 4:30pm
Following registration, registered players will have on-field training 4:30pm – 7:00pm
Training/Practice:
Monday – Friday, 4:30pm – 7:00pm
Location:
Sir John A Macdonald High School Field
Registration Forms (2 forms – Player Information and Player Information re
payment) and Code of Conduct will be sent via email to returning players and Titans
Bantams entering Grade 10. If you do not receive the above mentioned forms,
please contact Kathy at k0691m@gmail.com.
New players are welcome. If you are a registered student at Sir John A. Macdonald
High and want to play football, please come out on August 15.
One thing the Masthead News
does not get to do is to sit around
the coffee table and find out what’s
happening in the communities it
serves.
But other people do.
We would appreciate any tips on
things that you have heard about
as you talked to friends.
We are interested in hearing
about upcoming events, or an
important event that has just
passed, the success of others,
interesting people, something funny,
and things about animals.
In fact anything of interest.
Our phone number is 857-9099 and
our email is themastheadnews@aol.
com.
Thanks very much.
We look forward to hearing
from you.
Ron Driskill
Editor/Publisher
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JULY 30, 2014
BAY TREASURE CHEST
WHO ARE YOU?
If you have any of these numbers:
598 1248 1732 2529
3221 3224 3856
Please contact the Bay Treasure Chest ASAP
at 499-2614 or info@BayTreasureChest.ca
We need your contact information!
30th Annual
Hubbards Grand
Street Parade
Saturday August 9
Main Street, Hubbards
11:30am
To register a float, contact
the S.W.A.G. (Students With A Goal) Team:
Phone: (902) 857-3049
Email: swag@aspotogan.org
Or drop by the AHT Office
(10 Pte. Richard Green Lane, Hubbards)
MASTHEAD NEWS
Grand Opening of Granite Cove Drive Park
a Celebration of Community Involvement
By Patty King
Everyone agrees that the grand
opening of the Granite Cove
Drive Park in Five Island Lake
Estates in Hubley on May 24th is
the culmination of five years of
community effort.
This beautiful lakeside park
provides all residents something
to enjoy.
A floating dock provides easy
access to the water and a skating
platform for the winter if the ice
gets thick enough.
Benches and picnic tables give
people a spot to sit and relax and
enjoy the amazing view.
A play structure for the
children is the latest addition
to the park, which has become
a central meeting place for the
community and the location for
many community events.
A boardwalk through the park
wetlands offers a stroll through
nature and a chance to learn about
the importance of wetlands and
the lake.
“Thanks to a grant from TD
Friends of the Environment,
we were able to incorporate
interpretative signage into our
park,” says spokesperson Patty
King.
Costs to develop the park were
shared between the community,
the province and the HRM.
Chris MacDonald, president
of the Five Island Lake Estates
Home Owners Association, took
the opportunity to thank the many
contributors.
Besides those already
mentioned, contibutors included
Chris Marchand at Ramar and the
numerous contractors that helped
build the park, Councillor Reg
Rankin for his financial support,
retired MLA Bill Estabrooks, and
currently elected officials Matt
Whitman and Iain Rankin.
Others who were thanked
included Patsy MacDonald, park
planner at the HRM, for helping
the team to navigate through the
processes to make the vision a
reality, Tim Hortons, Sobeys,
Robin Donuts, the Dollar Store,
Walmart, McDonalds, Costco
and the Tantallon Superstore for
helping to sponsor community
events.
Chris MacDonald expressed a
“huge thank you” to the past and
current board members of the Five
Island Lake Estates Home Owners
Association for their hard work
and dedication.
“You have not only helped create
this park but you have helped
build a real sense of community
for everyone,” he said.
He also thanked the people
in the Five Island Lake Estates
community “who join our
association and attend our events.
Without your support and input
we would not be able to do any
of this.”
A beautiful view of the Granite Cove Drive Park in Five Island Lake
Estates in Hubley (courtesy of Malini and Chris MacDonald)
In the photo, helping to cut the ribbon to officially open the park, are
(from L to R) Five Island Lake Estates Home Owner president Christine
Bowerman (boy’s name not known), Jason McVicar, and current
president Chris MacDonald (cutting the ribbon). Bill Estabrooks stands
to the right of Chris. Matt Whitman is between the boy and Christine in
the background (courtesy of Malini and Chris MacDonald)
Application Submitted for New
Building between Tantallon
Library and Wilson’s Gas Bar
If you’ve ever thought that there seemed to be
enough space for a building in the Sobeys Parking
Lot, between the Tantallon Library and the Wilson’s
Gas Bar, you were right.
Somebody else thinks so too.
Crombie REIT has submitted an application for
a new building in that spot.
City planners tell the Masthead News the building
will be approximately 5500 square feet in size and
could be built for multi-tenancy or for a single
user.
The Development Agreement, case #19384,
will have to go through the process of a public
information meeting, a Community Council
meeting, and a possible public hearing before
receiving approval or rejection.
The Masthead News will follow this process and
keep our readers advised as it progresses.
Deadline for the August
13th issue of
The Masthead News
is August 6th